"Now that Harley-Davidson is moving part of its operation out of the U.S., my Administration is working with other Motor Cycle companies who want to move into the U.S," Trump said on Twitter, adding "The U.S. is where the Action is!"

Italian performance-bike maker Ducati has announced the launch of the Multistrada 1260 Pikes Peak edition in India at a price of Rs 21.42 lakh (ex-showroom). The company has started bookings for it and only a limited number of this special model will be available in the country.

By the end of 2017 the turnover had reached € 736 million, representing another step forward in a growth trend that has seen sales increase by nearly 30% over the last five years. The operating result was € 51 million (2016: € 51 million) with an operating margin of 7%.

Dheeraj Hinduja, chairman at India’s second largest truck maker Ashok Leyland, prefers a low profile, but with managing director Vinod Dasari leaving at the end of the month, he says he’s become more “hands-on”.